# Bill Pronzini bibliography

List of the published work of Bill Pronzini, American writer.

## Novels

* The Stalker (1971)
* Panic (1972)
* The Jade Figurine (1972)
* Snowbound (1974)
* Dead Run (1975)
* Freebooty (1976)
* Games (1976)
* The Running of Beasts (1976) (with Barry N. Malzberg)
* Acts of Mercy (1977) (with Barry N. Malzberg)
* Wildfire (1978)
* Night Screams (1979) (with Barry N. Malzberg)
* A Killing in Xanadu (1980)
* Prose Bowl (1980) (with Barry N. Malzberg)
* The Cambodia File (1981) (with Jack Anderson)
* Masques (1981)
* Duel at Gold Buttes (1981) (with Jeffrey M. Wallmann)
* Border Fever (1983) (with Jeffrey M. Wallmann)
* Day of the Moon (1983) (with Jeffrey M. Wallmann)
* The Gallows Land (1983)
* The Eye (1984) (with John Lutz)
* Starvation Camp (1984)
* The Lighthouse (1986) (with Marcia Muller)
* The Last Days of Horse-Shy Halloran (1987)
* Firewind (1989)
* The Hangings (1989)
* With an Extreme Burning (aka The Tormentor) (1994)
* Blue Lonesome (1995)
* A Wasteland of Strangers (1997)
* Nothing But the Night (1999)
* In an Evil Time (2001)
* Step to the Graveyard Easy (2002)
* The Alias Man (2004)
* The Crimes of Jordan Wise (2006)
* The Other Side of Silence (2008)
* The Hidden (2010)
* The Violated (2017)
* Give-A-Damn Jones (2018)
* The Peaceful Valley Crime Wave (2019)

### Carpenter and Quincannon Mysteries

* Quincannon (1985)
* Beyond the Grave (1986) (with Marcia Muller)
* Carpenter and Quincannon, Professional Detective Services (1998, short stories)
* Quincannon's Game (2005)
* The Bughouse Affair (2013) (with Marcia Muller)
* The Spook Lights Affair (2013) (with Marcia Muller)
* The Body Snatchers Affair (2015) (with Marcia Muller)
* The Plague of Thieves Affair (2016) (with Marcia Muller)
* The Dangerous Ladies Affair (2017) (with Marcia Muller)
* The Bags of Tricks Affair (2018)
* The Flimflam Affair (2019)
* The Stolen Gold Affair (2020)
* The Paradise Affair (2021)

### Nameless Detective

* The Snatch, Random House, (1971)
* The Vanished, Random House, (1973)
* Undercurrent, Random House, (1973)
* Blowback, Random House, (1977)
* Twospot, Putnam, (1978), (with Collin Wilcox)
* Labyrinth, St. Martin's, (1980)
* Hoodwink, St. Martin's, (1981)
* Scattershot, St. Martin's, (1982)
* Dragonfire, St. Martin's, (1982)
* Bindlestiff, St. Martin's, (1983)
* Case File (short stories), St. Martin's, (1983)
* Quicksilver, St. Martin's, (1984)
* Nightshades, St. Martin's, (1984)
* Double, St. Martin's, (1984), (with Marcia Muller)
* Bones, St. Martin's, (1985)
* Deadfall, St. Martin's, (1986)
* Shackles, St. Martin's, (1988)
* Jackpot, Delacorte, (1990)
* Breakdown, Delacorte, (1991)
* Quarry, Delacorte, (1992)
* Epitaphs, Delacorte, (1992)
* Demons, Delacorte, (1993)
* Hardcase, Delacorte, (1995)
* Spadework (short stories), Crippen & Landru, (1996)
* Sentinels, Carroll & Graf, (1996)
* Illusions, Carroll & Graf, (1997)
* Boobytrap, Carroll & Graf, (1998)
* Crazybone, Carroll & Graf, (2000)
* Bleeders, Carroll & Graf, (2002)
* Spook, Carroll & Graf, (2003)
* Scenarios (short stories), Forge Books, (2005)
* Nightcrawlers, Forge Books, (2005)
* Mourners, Forge Books, (2006)
* Savages, Forge Books, (2007)
* Fever, Forge Books, (2008)
* Schemers, Forge Books, (2009)
* Betrayers, Forge Books, (2010)
* Camouflage, Forge Books, (2011)
* Hellbox, Forge Books, (2012)
* Kinsmen, (novella), Cemetery Dance Publications, (2012)
* Femme, (novella), Cemetery Dance Publications, (2012)
* Nemesis, Forge Books, (2013)
* Strangers, Forge Books, (2014)
* Vixen, Forge Books, (2015)
* Zigzag (collection) Forge Books, (2016)
* Endgame, Forge Books, (2017)

## Short story collections

* Graveyard Plots (1985)
* Small Felonies (1988)
* The Best Western Stories of Bill Pronzini (1991)
* Stacked Deck (1991)
* Criminal Intent 1 (1993)
* Carmody's Run (A Short Novel Plus Three) (1993)
* Duo (with Marcia Muller) (1998)
* Carpenter and Quincannon: Professional Detective Services (1998)
* Sleuths (1999)
* Oddments (2000)
* More Oddments (2001)
* All the Long Years (Western Stories) (2001)
* Problems Solved (with Barry N Malzberg) (2003)
* Burgade's Crossing (2003)
* On Account of Darkness and Other SF Stories (with Barry N Malzberg) (2004)
* Coyote and Quarter-Moon (2006)
* Crucifixion River (Western Stories) (with Marcia Muller) (2007)
* Dago Red (2010)
* The Cemetery Man (2014)
* Zigzag (2016)
* A Little Red Book of Murder Stories (2016)
* Small Felonies 2 (2022)
* High Concepts (Science Fiction & Fantasy Stories) (2023)
* Cream of the Crop: Best Mystery & Suspense Stories of Bill Pronzini (2024)

## As William Hart Davis

* Charlie Chan in The Pawns of Death (with Jeffrey Wallmann) (2002)

## As Jack Foxx

* The Jade Figurine (1972)
* Incident in Three Crossings (Short Story) (1974)
* Dead Run (1975)
* Freebooty (1976)
* Wildfire (1978)

## As William Jeffrey

* Duel at Gold Buttes (1981) (with Jeffrey Wallmann)
* Border Fever (1983) (with Jeffrey Wallmann)
* Day of the Moon (1983) (with Jeffrey Wallmann)

## As Alex Saxon

* A Run in Diamonds (1973)
* The Dying Time (1999)

## Non-fiction

* Gun in Cheek: An Affectionate Guide to the Worst in Mystery Fiction (1982)
* 1001 Midnights (1986) (with Marcia Muller)
* Son of Gun in Cheek: An Affectionate Guide to More of the "Worst" in Mystery Fiction (1987)
* Six Gun in Cheek: An Affectionate Guide to the "Worst" in Western Fiction (1997)

## Anthologies

* Tricks and Treats (1976) (with Joe Gores)
* Midnight Specials (1977)
* Mystery Writers' Choice (1977) (with Joe Gores)
* Dark Sins, Dark Dreams: Crime in Science Fiction (1978) (with Barry N Malzberg)
* The End of Summer: Science Fiction of the Fifties (1979) (with Barry N Malzberg)
* Shared Tomorrows (1979) (with Barry N Malzberg)
* Night Screams (1979) (with Barry N Malzberg)
* Werewolf! (1979)
* Bug-Eyed Monsters (1980) (with Barry N Malzberg)
* The Edgar Winners (1980)
* Voodoo! (1980)
* Mummy! A Chrestomathy of Cryptology (1980)
* The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural (1981) (with Martin H Greenberg & Barry N Malzberg)
* Creature!: A Chrestomathy of Monstery (1981)
* Great Tales of Mystery and Suspense (1981) (with Martin H Greenberg & Barry N Malzberg)
* The Arbor House Necropolis (1981)
* The Giant Book of Horror Stories (1981) (with Martin H Greenberg & Barry N Malzberg)
* The Arbor House Treasury of Mystery and Suspense (1982) (with Martin H Greenberg)
* Specter! (1982)
* Arbor House Treasury of Detective and Mystery Stories from the Great Pulps (1983)
* The Web She Weaves (1983) (with Marcia Muller)
* The Mystery Hall of Fame: An Anthology of Classic Mystery and Suspense Stories Selected by Mystery Writers of America (1984)
* The Western Hall of Fame: An Anthology of Classic Western Stories Selected by the Western Writers of America (1984) (with Martin H Greenberg)
* Child's Ploy (1984) (with Marcia Muller)
* The Outlaws (1984)
* The Reel West (1984) (with Martin H Greenberg)
* Witches' Brew: Horror and Supernatural Stories by Women (1984) (with Marcia Muller)
* 13 Short Mystery Novels (1985) (with Martin H Greenberg)
* Chapter and Hearse (1985) (with Marcia Muller)
* The Cowboys (1985) (with Martin H Greenberg)
* The Ethnic Detectives: Masterpieces of Mystery Fiction (1985) (with Martin H Greenberg)
* The Arbor House Treasury of Great Western Stories (1985)
* Dark Lessons: Crime And Detection On Campus (1985) (with Marcia Muller)
* She Won the West (1985) (with Marcia Muller)
* The Warriors (1985) (with Martin H Greenberg)
* Deadly Arts (1985) (with Marcia Muller)
* The Second Reel West (1985) (with Martin H Greenberg)
* Murder in the First Reel (1985) (Martin H Greenberg & Charles G Waugh)
* Wickedest Show on Earth (1985) (with Marcia Muller)
* Women Sleuths (1985) (with Martin H Greenberg)
* Mystery in the Mainstream: An Anthology of Literary Crimes (1986) (with Martin H Greenberg & Barry N Malzberg)
* Tales of the Dead (1986)
* Great Modern Police Stories (1986)
* Railroaders (1986) (with Martin H Greenberg)
* Steamboaters (1986) (with Martin H Greenberg)
* The Third Reel West (1986) (with Martin H Greenberg)
* The Cattlemen (1986) (with Martin H Greenberg)
* Tales of Mystery (1986)
* 101 Mystery Stories (1986)
* Wild Westerns (1986)
* Prime Suspects (1987) (with Martin H Greenberg)
* Manhattan Mysteries (1987) (with Martin H Greenberg & Carol-Lynn Waugh)
* Horse Soldiers (1987) (with Martin H Greenberg)
* Uncollected Crimes (1987) (with Martin H Greenberg)
* Suspicious Characters (1987) (with Martin H Greenberg)
* The Gunfighters (1987) (with Martin H Greenberg)
* 13 Short Detective Novels (1987) (with Martin H Greenberg)
* Criminal Elements (1988) (with Martin H Greenberg)
* Cloak and Dagger: A Treasury of 35 Great Espionage Stories (1988) (with Martin H Greenberg)
* The Texans (1988) (with Martin H Greenberg)
* Best of the West: Stories That Inspired Classic Western Films (1988) (with Martin H Greenberg)
* Homicidal Acts (1988) (with Martin H Greenberg)
* Felonious Assaults (1989) (with Martin H Greenberg)
* Kill or Cure: Suspense Stories About the World of Medicine (1989) (with Marcia Muller)
* More Wild Westerns (1989)
* Californians (1989) (with Martin H Greenberg)
* The Arizonans (1989)
* Deadly Doings (1989)
* Best of the West 3: More Stories That Inspired Classic Western Films (1990)
* The Northerners (1990) (with Martin H Greenberg)
* The Best of the West II: The Stories That Inspired Classic Western Films (1990)
* The Northwesterners (1990) (with Martin H Greenberg)
* Christmas Out West (1990) (with Martin H Greenberg)
* Crime and Crime Again: Unexpected Mystery Stories by the World's Great Writers (1990) (with Martin H Greenberg & Barry N Malzberg)
* Classic Tales of Horror and the Supernatural (1991)
* A Treasury of Civil War Stories (1991) (with Martin H Greenberg)
* A Treasury of World War II Stories (1991)
* Combat!: Great Tales of World War II (1992) (with Martin H Greenberg)
* Night Freight (1992)
* Great Tales of Horror and the Supernatural (1994) (with Martin H Greenberg & Barry N Malzberg)
* Great Tales of the West (1994) (with Martin H Greenberg)
* Hard-boiled (1994) (with Jack Adrian)
* A Century of Mystery: 1980-1989 (1997) (with Marcia Muller)
* Giant Book of Private Eye Stories (1997) (with Martin H Greenberg)
* Giant Book of Short Crime Stories (1997) (with Martin H Greenberg)
* Giant Book of War Stories (1997) (with Martin H Greenberg)
* Detective Duos (1997) (with Marcia Muller)
* Duo (1998) (with Marcia Muller)
* Heading West (1999)
* Pure Pulp (1999) (with Ed Gorman)

## Short fiction

| Title | Year | First published | Reprinted/collected | Notes |
| High concept (with Barry Malzberg) | 2013 | Analog 133/03 (Mar 2013) | | |
| Transfer point | 2015 | Malzberg, Barry N. & Bill Pronzini (April 2015). "Transfer point". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. 135 (4): 49–53. | | |